I would not trade Suzuki, Guhle and Ylonen. All three have massive futures and should have long careers!

More than I'd expect Ekholm to actually fetch in a trade. NSH accepts.

Sabres still decline that Eichel trade, at no point did any one say it was interesting

Buf says no. Doesn't interest them at all

Curious what does it for you, the picks?

Yeah, it's mainly about the picks for me. I think a Muzzin type return for Ekholm is reasonable (1st, 2 B prospects). MTL is offering a 1st here, and a 2nd and a 3rd that I value more than the prospects LA got. They're throwing in Ylönen who I'm not high on, but I'm not going to refuse a free lottery ticket. Plus MTL isn't looking for NSH to retain salary or take back an undesirable contract here, like most AGM's do.

Kings can afford and will go for someone much better and younger than Chiarot.

I read an interesting article on The Hockey News website about a possible Eichel trade: essentially, the market is going to dictate what the Sabres would receive. While many Sabres fans would love to receive a Byfield, a Zegres, a Lafreniere, the likelyhood of the Ducks, Kings and Rangers being willing to deal any of those three is extremely slim. The Sabres are, unfortunately, in an extremely difficult position. I do not have a horse in this race, but I honestly think that, if Eichel does request a trade (honestly, he hasn't yet and there is no telling if he is even interested in being traded), he may not fetch as much as everyone seems to think he will.

I am by no means saying that he is not worth it. But everyone also has not taken into account a salary cap system that has been severely affected by Covid: with a flat cap, this deal will likely also have to involve the Sabres taking on money. A deal for a bunch of high level prospects or other $10 million dollar players is extremely unlikely: there is just no way teams that have $10 million dollar players either a.) want to trade them, or b.) are being pressured by those very players to leave the team.

It's not a fun position for the Sabres or their fans to be in, and I empathize with that. It hasn't been fun there in a while and I know that's awful. Better days are ahead: just by the laws of probability, they have to be. I am rooting for them!

Theyre just not going to move Eichel, hes definitely not going to request a trade after playing hurt and not producing 5v5, which is the sole reason the Sabres have struggled

Sabres decline

Suzuki + Caufield/Romanov + 1st - as a base

Be that as it may, the point is that these trade conjectures are hypothetical and, for most fans, fun.